Abstract: Lambert Littlefield and some members of his family came to California from Maine in the 1850s and engaged in gold mining,
lumbering, and mercantile pursuits. The collection consists of correspondence between Littlefield and family members including
letters from Sutter Creek and other gold fields.

Language: Finding aid is written in
English.

Language of the Material:
Materials are in English.

Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Lambert Littlefield and some members of his family came to California from Maine in the 1850s; during the gold rush and immediate
aftermath, they engaged in gold mining, lumbering, and mercantile pursuits.

Correspondence of Lambert Littlefield and members of his family. Several members of the family came to California from Maine
in the 1850s and during the gold rush and post-gold rush period engaged in mining, lumbering and mercantile pursuits.

Organization and Arrangement

[Letters are arranged chronologically and those with no year are at the end.]

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects

Littlefield family--Correspondence.

Littlefield, Lambert--Correspondence.

Pioneers--California--Archival resources.

Gold mines and mining--California.

Genres and Forms of Material

Family papers.

Container List

Littlefield Family Correspondence.1850-1867

Physical Description: (91 letters and transcripts in 1 document box)

Scope and Content Note

Correspondence of Lambert Littlefield and members of his family. Several members of the family came to California from Maine
in the 1850s and during the gold rush and post-gold rush period engaged in mining, lumbering and mercantile pursuits.

Arrangement

[Letters are arranged chronologically and those with no year are at the end]